Name: Let's Get Free
Brand: Dead Prez

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GET51311LP

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Limited edition

Release date

2023-05-05

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0664425131116

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Dead Prez

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Hip Hop

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Get On Down

Dead Prez is an American hip-hop duo founded in 1996 in New York City. Consisting of members Sticman and M-1, they are known for their focus on militant social justice, self-determination, and Pan-Africanism.

The duo first met in Tallahassee, Florida in 1990 while attending FAMU. Despite living in different cities - Sticman from Shadeville, Florida and M-1 from Brooklyn, New York - they maintained a close connection before officially forming the group a few years later.

In addition to their music career, Dead Prez leads an organization called the People's Army based in Brooklyn. They gained recognition after signing with Loud Records following an encounter with Lord Jammar at a party. Since then, dead prez has been making waves in the hip-hop scene.

Get On Down is a record label based in Boston, Massachusetts that specializes in reissues. Established in 2010, the label has become known for its high-quality releases and attention to detail. With a focus on bringing classic albums back into circulation, Get On Down has earned a reputation as a trusted source for music lovers and collectors alike.

One of the unique aspects of Get On Down is their commitment to preserving the original artwork and packaging of each release. Whether it's *James Brown*'s iconic "The Payback" or *Wu-Tang Clan*'s groundbreaking "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)," every album is carefully reproduced to capture the essence of the original release.

In addition to their reissue projects, Get On Down also collaborates with artists and labels to create limited edition releases under their [B]all branded labels. These exclusive offerings give fans an opportunity to own rare and collectible vinyl records from some of their favorite artists.

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Sermonizing Black Nationalism, Pan-Africanism and the benefits of a healthy and just lifestyle during the height of the Bad Boy / Roc-A Fella era of nihilistic excess in the late '90s, Dead Prez also signed to a major label (Loud / Columbia) despite leaning much more towards the burgeoning indie aesthetics of the day. But this was a good thing - using major label muscle to wake up righteous hip-hop fans who might have fallen asleep at the wheel. The group itself - consisting of MCs stic.man and M-1, who produced or co-produced most of the duo's music - was formed in Tallahassee, Florida in the early 1990s. By later that decade, the duo had started making significant waves, having their music heard on the soundtracks to Soul In The Hole and Slam, as well as appearing on albums by Big Pun and The Beatnuts. By 1998, they released their first official single, the serious, stark Police State, on Loud, appropriately brought to the label by Lord Jamar of Brand Nubian. After building a solid rep over the next two years with fiery live performances, in 2000 they unleashed their debut album, Let's Get Free. The album was a welcome return to provocative and often radically political rhetoric that hearkened back to hip-hop forebears including The Coup, Public Enemy and KRS-One (as well as poetic descendants like the Last Poets and Watts Prophets). Let's Get Free was critically acclaimed and benefited from multiple singles, including the infectious, thick analog drive of Hip-Hop, It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop, with a remix co-produced by a young Kanye West; Mind Sex (with Abiodun Oyewole of the Last Poets); and the poignant I'm An African. But the singles weren't the only worthy songs, as just about every cut here has deeper meaning than most full albums by their early 2000s peers. Highlights: the thought-provoking, anti-drug album opener Wolves; We Want Freedom, They Schools and Propaganda. All in all, this is one of the more underrated and possibly Top 5 fully-realized political hip-hop albums of all time.

Let's Get Free

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